College Closed Tuesday Because of Icy Conditions

All Wake Tech campuses will remain closed Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Students taking in-person classes should check with their instructors for more information. Online classes will continue as scheduled. Many Wake Tech services, including Admissions and Academic Advising, are available virtually at virtualsupport.waketech.edu. Wake Tech employees who can work remotely should do so.

Credit Programs

Electrical Systems Technology

Technical Standards

Students in the Electrical Systems Technology program must demonstrate the following abilities and meet the following standards:

  • Sufficient visual capacity to read prints, schematics and other documents, as well as meters and testers
  • Clearly distinguish all the primary colors
  • Good peripheral vision and depth perception
  • Hearing tones of various pitches emitted by testers and meters
  • Hearing equipment running and/or operating to determine if working correctly
  • Communicate with co-workers at a moderate distance without line of sight
  • Climb ladders up to 35 feet in height while carrying tools and equipment
  • Lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds and install equipment overhead
  • No debilitating fear of heights, crawl spaces or confined spaces
  • Work with many type of tools and wear a tool pouch for up to 10 hours per day
  • Wear hard hats, safety glasses, steel-toe shoes and other safety-related equipment as required by the industry

The electrical trade is one with many inherent risks, and safety of the employee (student) is of the utmost concern and cannot and should not be compromised just because an individual wants to go into the trade.